Collocations for "artist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "artist" in context.
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artist
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [visual, performance, music, graffiti, mime] artist
- a [master, fabulous, provocative] artist
- an [influential, innovative, experienced] artist
- [today's] featured artist
- was the original artist (of)
- [works, studies, trained] as an artist
- [tricked, fooled, robbed] by a con artist
- is the artist in residence (at)
- an artist at [deception, manipulation]
- [search, listen, view] by artist
- [organized, sorted] by artist
- who is your favorite artist?
- make a [living, career] as a [performing] artist
- the artist's paintings are [being exhibited, on display] at
- the artist responsible for
- the artist's [studio, concept, materials]
- an artist [studio, webpage]
'artist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abstract
- assured
- audience
- blossom
- budding
- canvas
- champion
- chisel
- commission
- con
- conception
- contemporary
- crafty
- curator
- depict
- depiction
- discover
- dried
- encore
- engagement
- environment
- escape
- eschew
- exclusive
- extraordinary
- fame
- fearless
- featured
- foot
- formerly
- gifted
- goose
- graceful
- handicap
- hiding
- hitherto
- hustle
- incredible
- influential
- initial
- inspired
- landscape
- living
- lyric
- mainstream
- masterpiece
- misunderstood
- mood
- muse
- museum